The narrative and its place in the new accounting history: The rise of the counternarrative

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 142-162

  Funnell, Warwick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84986159884     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579810215446     Document Type: Review

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